The 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction is Dec. 10. This year's class includes Joe Pavelski , Zach Parise , Scott Gomez , Tara Mounsey and Bruce Bennett. Here, NHL.com senior writer Tom Gulitti profiles Gomez.

Scott Gomez’s favorite USA Hockey memory originated with the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Gomez was 16 at the time and with South Surrey of the British Columbia Hockey League for an exhibition game in Hope, British Columbia. He wasn’t playing that night, though, so he and another United States-born teammate watched the deciding game of the World Cup on television. The U.S. defeated Canada 5-2 to win a best-on-best tournament for the first time.

“We were going crazy,” Gomez said. “That right there, that was our 1980 moment. That right there took us to another level, meaning

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